Archbold's Nightjar vs Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Eurostopodus archboldi 比較対象 Hydropsalis climacocerca

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Archbold's Nightjar Ladder-tailed Nightjar
学名 Eurostopodus archboldi Hydropsalis climacocerca
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.0 cm (16.1 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
体重 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 48.0 g (1.69 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in nocturnal flight over New Guinea montane forest. Nocturnal aerial insectivore; hawks insects over Amazonian river margins and forest clearings.
一腹卵数 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Archbold's Nightjar only

Ladder-tailed Nightjar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Archbold's Nightjar

さえずり

Rarely recorded; presumed churring nocturnal song; low, resonant trilling typical of genus; vocalizations scarcely documented from highland New Guinea

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

さえずり

Resonant churring trill over Amazonian rivers; 'churr-churr' with hollow quality; calls from riverside sandbars and beaches at dusk; distinctive riverside habitat singer

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Geographic Range & Migration

Archbold's Nightjar

Resident of montane forest in central New Guinea (Snow Mountains and Star Mountains) above 1,500 m; very poorly known.

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Resident of sandy riverbanks, open woodland, and savanna in the Amazon basin from Colombia and Peru south to Bolivia and central Brazil.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Archbold's Nightjar

Least Concern

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Archbold's Nightjar

羽毛

Brown and dark grey with rufous-buff vermiculations; whitish throat patch; pale buff supercilium contrasts with darker crown; no white wing or tail patches; tail barred; New Guinea highlands; few records.

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

羽毛

Male brown and buff mottled above; white throat; graduated tail with white ladder pattern on inner webs of outer rectrices diagnostic; white wing patches. Female has buff throat; tail barred …

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About These Birds

Archbold's Nightjar

ニューギニアの亜高山帯に生息するヨタカで、探検家リチャード・アーチボルドにちなんで命名された。

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

A small Caprimulgidae nightjar (~48 g) of rivers, oxbow lakes, and riverine forest edges throughout the Amazon Basin. Males possess white-banded, step-like outer tail feathers giving a ladder appearance. Roosts on branches and sandy banks near water. Feeds on insects at night. Least Concern.

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